MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Canteen Kool-Aid

It was the summer of 1965 during my first few weeks in basic training as a cadet at the U.S...
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The smoking lamp

I was one wild West Virginia kid who trained circa November 1956 at Parris Island, S.C. Some stories are sad..
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Volunteering on Day 1
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Volunteering on Day 1

As a teenager, I worked in a luncheonette after school as a soda jerk and short-order cook and performed other..
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Boots - check, Belt - check, Hat - check, Wife - check
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Boots - check, Belt - check, Hat - check, Wife - check

My Basic Training began on 28 September 73 in BMT Squadron 3728, Flight 1312 as Dorm Chief. MaryAnn (Forgone) White’s..
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Captain of the head

Basic training for most servicemen was an awakening or change of life experience. As a college student, I was deferred,..
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Two 'cruits, one pair of pants

Basic combat training, 1970, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. A day or so before graduation, we were gathering our field gear to..
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Basic-ally, it was tough

April 15, 1972 As a 19-year-old draftee, I had heard my share of war stories about basic training from my brother..
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Drill sergeant's hat

I was drafted in 1970. They took 115 in that first year of the lottery, and I was No. 112...
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Basic training and the latrine

When I was drafted into the Army in February 1970, I knew, based on movies and TV, I would end..
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An owed candy bar

I recall at the reception station in Fort Dix, N.J., we were all sitting in an auditorium and getting instructions..
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Basic training in the Navy

My fondest memory of basic training was being taught how to work as a team with other recruits from all..
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Memories of basic training from a 'military brat' perspective

My basic training experience had a very distinct element, in that I was born in Walter Reed Hospital in 1938..
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Funeral for a duffel bag at Fort Dix, N.J.

April through June of 1968, I was at Fort Dix, N.J. One of my most vivid memories of my training..
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Basic training at Lowry Air Force Base, Colo.

Oct. 20, 1960 to December 1960 Lackland Air Force Base, Texas My worst memory was our 2-mile run. During the first..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Quit Your Moaning!!

In early August of 1968, I attended Basic Training at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, the armpit of the country. ..
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A religious conversion, or not, at boot camp

I ended up at Fort Polk, La., back in 1965. I renamed it Lousy-ana because it was hot and muggy..
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Memory from first day at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego

I was about 10th from the front of the haircut line when I heard the God-awful commotion near the rear...
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Ft. Polk Basic Training

I was drafted one day before my 20th birthday in 1965. We flew from LAX to Alexandria, LA on..
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The unmade bed
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The unmade bed

I arrived on Nov. 11, 1973 at the Coast Guard Training Center in Alameda, Calif., with a busload of other..
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Most embarrassing moment

While at Fort Knox, Ky., during my basic training in 1964, one of our standing orders was to promptly report..
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1971 Basic Training

I have several memories at Fort Polk Louisiana during the summer of 1971, and most bring a smile and chuckle...
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From passing out to Platoon of the Week

Basic training was a Boy Scout camp after Special Forces training, Airborne training and Ranger training. However, "Fort Puke, Lousy-ana"..
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HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN HERO
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN HERO

— This marks the nationwide release of the paperback edition of author Daniel Edward McCoy’s new memoir, “How to Make..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Fit and in shape

When I entered Army basic training in October of 1968, I thought I was in great shape. Well, after a..
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PLC Screening Course

Platoon Leaders Class screening in the USMC at Quantico, VA in 1953 was the first Boot Camp to mix college..
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Basic training in 1959 at Fort Jackson, S.C.

On Dec. 2, 1959 I was drafted into the Army. I was 23 years old and had been expecting this...
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USA Army Traning Center, Ft. Bragg, Noth Carolina, 1969

Company E Ninth Battalion Second Brigade Infantry Graduation: March 23, 1969 Thirteen weeks training - no liberty. After graduation I was put..
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'The best peaches I never tasted'

I was sent to Fort Bliss in July of 1952. In August, my mother, who was in failing health, sent..
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Fort Jackson, SC, September of 1961

We had just finished gas mask training. The training was about putting and taking off the mask as well as..
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My 3 choices

My chosen career field was changed during the sixth of eight weeks of Air Force boot camp in the fall..
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